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The Petty Family: Kings of Nascar

In May 2000, the rising star of Nascar, Adam Petty, was killed in an accident on the track in New Hampshire. Petty was the fourth generation of one of the most famous dynasties in American motor sport. His father, Kyle Petty, talks to Simon Watts.

(Photo: Adam Petty. Credit: Getty Images)

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